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Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) QUOTES

Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) QUOTES

1 " A little bit of one story joins onto an idea from another, and hey presto, . . . not old tales but new ones. Nothing comes from nothing. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

2 " What's the use of stories that aren't even true? "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

3 " Iff replied that the Plentimaw Fishes were what he called 'hunger artists' — 'Because when they are hungry they swallow stories through every mouth, and in their innards miracles occur; a little bit of one story joins on to an idea from another, and hey presto, when they spew the stories out they are not the old tales but new ones. Nothing comes from nothing, Thieflet; no story comes from nowhere; new stories are born from old — it is the new combinations that make them new. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

4 " Don't you know girls have to fool people every day of their lives if they want to get anywhere? "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

5 " Nothing comes from nothing, Thieflet; no story comes from nowhere; new stories are born from old--it is the new combinations that make them new. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

6 " He knew what he knew: that the real world was full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

7 " Happy endings must come at the end of something,' the Walrus pointed out. 'If they happen in the middle of a story, or an adventure, or the like, all they do is cheer things up for awhile. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

8 " Any story worth its salt can handle a little shaking up. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

9 " It is all for love. Which is a wonderful and dashing matter. But which can also be a very foolish thing. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

10 " Believe in your own eyes and you'll get into a lot of trouble, hot water, a mess. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

11 " All names mean something. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

12 " Straight answers were beyond the powers of Rashid Khalifa, who would never take a short cut if there was a longer, twistier road available. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

13 " I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up and down, and if you're good you don't drop any. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

14 " Khattam-Shud,' he said slowly, 'is the Arch-Enemy of all Stories, even of language itself. He is the Prince of Silence and the Foe of Speech. And because everything ends, because dreams end, stories end, life ends, at the finish of everything we use his name. "It's finished," we tell one another, "it's over. Khattam-Shud: The End. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

15 " Peace broke out. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

16 " A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

17 " Khattam-Shud,' he Said slowly 'is the arch-enemy of all stories, even of language itself. He is the prince of silence and the foe of speech. And because everything ends, because dreams ens, stories end, life ends, at the finish of everything we use his name. 'It is finished,' we tell one another, 'it's over, Khattam-Shud; the end. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

18 " Hey you, long face,' shouted an elderly gent who must have been at least seventy years old, but who was dancing through the flooded, rainy streets, waving a rolled umbrella like a sword. 'Don't you sing those Tragedy Songs round here. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

19 " If you want pay, then just be gay. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)

20 " The black ice of that dark fortress received the sunlight like a mortal wound. "

― Salman Rushdie , Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)